中文翻译英文：真珠舍利宝幢
真珠舍利宝幢，国家级文物，是苏州博物馆馆藏珍贵文物之一，1978年在苏州瑞光寺塔第三层天宫中发现，为北宋遗物，距今一千年左右。宝幢主体用楠木构成，分为须 弥座、须弥山海、幢殿、刹四部分，通高122.6厘米。
须弥座：包括牙脚八棱台座、宝山与大海等部分。台座呈八棱角底部有燕尾形牙脚。八棱台座分三层， 中间束腰部分一周高24个壶门；中间层阶上置8只小银狮，造型生动；银狮内侧八棱斜狐面一周贴饰有堆漆描金制成的16个供养人形象。其上平阶一周置8只立体雕刻的小木狮；平阶内侧收腰处镂如意壶门，上承环绕构栏。八根栏柱顶端，缀银丝串珠莲花，莲花上各置一颗水晶珠。须弥座造型极为精美繁复，通体描绘宝相、缠枝、几何图案，细如纤毫。
须弥山海：勾栏平阶之内，一周立面及圆形平面上雕出浪涛滚滚的大海，整体描金；海浪周边雕出向上升腾而起的8朵描金祥云，云顶端立有4男4女共8位天神；大海中央如蘑菇云般突起透雕的山柱，柱上盘绕一条鎏金银丝串珠编织而成的九头蟠龙，圆柱上端托起由16座叠嶂山峦组成的须弥山。
幢殿：系真珠舍利宝幢的中间部分，居须弥宝山之上。幢殿由殿基、殿柱、殿外护法八天、八棱经幢、幢顶鎏金银龛、殿顶、漆木龛、华盖等部分组成。一周8根殿柱，均由镶包鎏金银丝的细木柱制成，下置覆莲状水晶柱础，柱础之下刻有云雾缭绕的殿基；殿柱外侧一周，有神情各异的护法八天木雕。殿内中部立有宝蓝色八棱柱状经幢，经幢八而依次以真（楷）、草、隶。篆书阴刻填金七佛之名，及梵语“南无摩诃般若波罗密”（意为“大智慧可达彼岸乐土”）；幢体中空，内置淡青色葫芦形玻璃小瓶一个，瓶内藏舍利子9颗。另置梵文和汉文经咒各1页，钱币16枚，银龙2条，印章1枚以及结晶矿石数拾块。幢顶置有缠枝纹鎏金银皮小龛，一尊木雕高僧大德祖师像趺坐其间。殿柱及幢顶鎏金之上为圆形八出殿顶，横梁、斗拱、瓦片、滴水等皆用粗银丝为骨，细银丝网结，串以珍珠；梁角处还有8只护梁神形象；所有斗拱梁枋、飞椽出戗，均缀串密集的小珍珠；八出戗上复置八角形金银丝串珠天龙，呈放射状沿华盖顶间向下昂首俯冲，使华美和其下的殿顶如同八脊重说檐翘角般富丽堂皇。
刹：系真珠舍利宝幢上层部分，立于幢殿华美之上。主体呈柱状，由银棒包金箔木柱相接而成，刹轮以白玉、水晶、五色料珠等制成，间以金银绞花、叶片及银丝串珠装饰；刹轮上部为银丝串珠小幡盖，小幡盖一周垂8条流苏银链，下接华盖八角；刹顶部为水晶质摩尼宝珠，直径3.4厘米，宝珠两侧以银丝挽出火焰光造型，以示“瑞光普照”。
真珠舍利宝幢造型之优美、选材之名贵、工艺之精巧，举世罕见。制作者根据佛教中所说的世间“七宝”，选取名贵的水晶、玛瑙、琥珀、珍珠、檀香木、金、银等材料，运用了玉雕刻、金银丝编制、金银皮雕刻、檀香木雕、水晶雕、堆漆、描金、贴金箔、穿珠、彩绘等十多种特种工艺技法精心编制，巧夺天工，精美绝世。如宝幢上装饰的珍珠就达3万多颗；17尊木雕的神像更见功力，每尊佛像仅高约10厘米，雕刻难度极大；天王的威严神态，天女的婀娜多姿，护法八天的嗔怒神情，祖师大德的静穆庄严，均雕得出神入化。真珠舍利宝幢体现了苏州工艺美术的繁荣和精美，同时也可见北宋时期吴人高度的审美水准和丰富的文化内涵。
英文翻译内容如下：
Pearl Pillar of the Buddhist Shrine
The Pearl Pillar of the Buddhist Shrine, a very precious Buddhist artwork, that was dated back nearly thousand years from now, was created in Northern Song Dynasty. This creation combined various Chinese traditional craftwork techniques such as carving, painting with gold lines, weaving with gold and silver thread, and jewelry inlay craftsmanship etc. A combination of such work is rare as it displays ingenuity, rich connotation, expensive materials, and excellence in craftsmanship. It is regarded as a rarity of Northern Song Dynasty, and was classified as the national treasure in 1993.
In 1978,three kids accidentally found the valuable Buddhist relics in Suzhou Ruiguang Pagoda. Among several ancient engraved sutras and pieces of handicrafts, the Pearl Pillar of the Buddhist Shrine is the most appealing of the excavation.
The structure of Pearl Pillar of the Buddhist Shrine is ingenious. Its design embodies Buddism’s view of the world, and their grand mythical world. The overall height of Pearl Pillar of the Buddhist Shrine is 122.6cm. It consists of three sections: the Buddhist Mount Sumeru, Dhvaja, amd Finial. The base, the Buddhist Mount Sumeru, is an octagon-shaped platform representing the Buddhism’s eight-phased-sky. There are three layers of the Buddhist Mount Sumeru. Each layer consists of 8 sides; each corner are covered with different lacquer patterns and surrounded with 8 silver lions. The cinnabar lacquer relic in gold tracery gives us the impression of the profound respect for Buddhism.
The top portion of the base is a platform, surrounded with sandalwood carving techniques. In the middle of the Buddhist Mount Sumeru, this mushuroom-like mountain is surrounded by sea, which implies Buddhism’s 9 mountains and 8 seas. Above the sea level there are 8 auspicious clouds, and on top of them stand Four Devarajas(heavenly guardians) and Four Apsaras besides them. In addition, there are Eight Tutelaries on the top carved with sandalwood; the legendary deities of Buddhism.
The Dhvaja is surround by 8 pillars and covered by a roof, which are woven by gold-and-silver threads. There are also mang pearls and gems embellished on the top of the roof. The Buddhist Canopy sitting above is stringed with jewelry. At the head of the Buddhist Canopy, there is a translucent crystal symbolizing the purity of Buddhism.
Nowadays this exquisite piece of art is like a luminous pearl shining uniquely over this beautiful, ancient, and civilized city, Suzhou.